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Xotodon

Extinct genus of mammals

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Xotodon is an extinct genus of toxodontid mammal that lived during the Late Miocene (Huayquerian in the SALMA classification) in Argentina, South America. Fossils of Xotodon have been found in the Ituzaingó, Maimará and Chiquimil Formations of Argentina.

01Palaeobiology

Diet

The δ¹³C ratios of Xotodon suggest they were mixed feeders that consumed a range of both C₃ and C₄ plants.

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